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Josh recently posted/shared this information to the DR Facebook page but we know we can reach out even farther by sharing here. Read. Have your pants set on fire. Do something about it.

Books & Shovels is a cross country traveling bookstore and publisher sharpening its word-teeth, aiming at the throat of America. Founded by Jeremiah Walton, backed by Nostrovia! Poetry and UndergroundBooks, B&S distributes publications donated from publishers, authors, poets, musicians, artists, graffiti vandals, anyone who is passionate and looking to get their work out to a greater audience. This project is about pushing passionate living over making a living.

They operate on street corners, shouting poems at those who otherwise would not care, at open mics and slams, festivals and abandoned parking lots, meshing grass roots promotions with opportunities of the 21st century’s outreach and connectivity. Walton’s focus is primarily poetry, but B&S distributes passion. Passion can be found in all corners of creation.

This is not for academics or rogue artists, alt lit or experimental, this isn’t just for the writers of poets, musicians and street artists. This is to break boundaries, snap borders, to encourage dreaming and loving of yourself and those around you. They target the youth. They are the youth.

Join the Books & Shovels Facebook event to keep up to date with the project’s progress, the contests they’re hosting, and talk among other artists. Feel free to promote your own work, but please, do not spam, and be considerate of others.